As Netflix’s newest crime drama from the makers of Narcos hits the streamer, you may be asking, is there any truth to Griselda? Just as Narcos is based on the infamous drug trafficker Pablo Escobar, Griselda is inspired by true life events surrounding one of the most ruthless female drug lords to ever live, Griselda Blanco Restrepo.
The new six-part series starring Sofía Vergara and created by Narcos and Narcos: Mexico showrunner Eric Newman, alongside Narcos director Andrés Baiz, focuses on the peak of Blanco’s criminal career. But who was the real Griselda Blanco, and how much of the Netflix drama is true?
